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Is a character’s name important? by K J Rollinson

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Before I talk about the importance of a character’s name, I have heard from Jan Davies that her problems with CreateSpace and Amazon are sorted out and the book ‘Of Course I Believe in Father Christmas’ is now published on Amazon and CreateSpace. Here is the code to use on CreateSpace for a 10% discount 7KJDC67W. As I said last week all the stories contained in the book includes the title. The book will help to raise awareness and funds to support Maria Wilson’s Pink Lady, a cancer charity here in Costa Blanca, Spain.

Now I’ll talk about the importance of a character’s name. An article in the ‘Writing Magazine’ by Gary Dalkin mentions James Bond, one the most famous fictional name. An interesting fact is mentioned in the article. After much deliberation, Ian Fleming chose the name of his hero from the name of another writer. A keen bird…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

2 comments on “Is a character’s name important? by K J Rollinson

  1. Viv, thanks for the reblog. Kathy

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